ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M91-M94 › M93.0 Slipped upper femoral epiphysis... › M93.05
M93.05
Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:
- M93.051 Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), right hip
- M93.052 Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), left hip
- M93.053 Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), unspecified hip
- M93.054 Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic), bilateral hips
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.
- FY2023 Added to the code set Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic)
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from M93 Other osteochondropathies
Excludes2 - not included here
- osteochondrosis of spine (M42.-)
Inherited from the M91-M94 section Chondropathies (M91-M94)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- postprocedural chondropathies (M96.-)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M93.00 | Unspecified slipped upper femoral epiphysis (nontraumatic) | Not billable |
| M93.01 | Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic) | Not billable |
| M93.02 | Chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic) | Not billable |
| M93.03 | Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, stable (nontraumatic) | Not billable |
| M93.04 | Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unstable (nontraumatic) | Not billable |
| M93.06 | Acute slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic) | Not billable |
| M93.07 | Acute on chronic slipped upper femoral epiphysis, unspecified stability (nontraumatic) | Not billable |